Kosovars

Kosovars
Total population
1,586,659
Regions with significant populations
Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States[1]
Languages
Albanian (majority), Serbian, Bosniak, Turkish, Romani, Gora dialect, Croatian
Religion
Islam (Sunni and Bektashi), Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic

A Kosovar or Kosovan is a person who holds citizenship in Kosovo. As it is a nationality term, there is no Kosovar ethnic group. While the majority of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians (92%), the country is home to other ethnic communities as well, including Serbs, Bosniaks, and others. Kosovar citizenship can be acquired through birth, naturalization, or other legal processes.[2][3]

Ethnic groups

Main article: Ethnic groups in Kosovo

According to demographic sources, Kosovo has a population of around two million. Ethnic Albanians form the majority in Kosovo with 92.9% of the population being Albanian. The vast majority of Kosovar Albanians are Muslim and speak the Albanian language.[4] Other ethnic groups in Kosovo include Serbs, Romani people, Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, Bosniaks, Turks and Gorani people.[5][6]

Diaspora

Main article: Emigration from Kosovo

Nationality law

Kosovo provides citizenship to a person in the following circumstances:[7]

  • Being born to two Kosovar parents, or in some cases to one Kosovar parent
  • Being born in Kosovo to stateless or unknown parents, or if they would otherwise be stateless
  • Being adopted by Kosovar parents
  • Naturalization after having lived in the country for at least 5 years, having married a Kosovar spouse, being a minor child of a person being naturalized, or being from the Kosovar diaspora

The country permits dual citizenship.[8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to People of Kosovo.

References

  1. ^ "Kosovo".
  2. ^ "LIGJ PËR SHTETËSINË E KOSOVËS" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Dual Citizenship Report, Kosovo". Dual Citizenship. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ^ "Kosovo (unrecognized state) - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". Minority Rights Group. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ^ "Kosovo (unrecognized state)".
  6. ^ "Kosovo (04/08) - State.gov".
  7. ^ "ON CITIZENSHIP OF KOSOVO" (PDF). old.kuvendikosoves.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Kosovo". Dual Citizenship Report. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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